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( China Daily ) Updated: 2014-03-16 08:09:37

Repulse Bay Beach 5s

Hong Kong's Beach 5s returns for its fourth consecutive year this week. The weekend beach party featuring beach rugby, dodgeball and netball is family-friendly and admission is free.

9 am-7 pm, March 22-23. Repulse Bay Beach. 852-2832-2914. Hkbeach5s.com.

Mini Francophone Festival

This free miniature film festival screening at the Fringe Club revolves around the commemoration of International Francophonie Day on March 22. Screenings of the Canadian documentary Being Chinese in Quebec! A Road Movie will show on March 18 and the festival finishes with Bernard Bovet's Swiss production Faces, Places, Shadows and Memories.

7:30 pm, March 18-25. Frince Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central. 852-2525-1032.

Alliancefrancaise.org.hk.

- Timo Chui

Beijing

Creative writing workshop

The Latin American and Caribbean Center will launch a two-month Spanish language creative writing workshop on Saturdays beginning March 22. Tailored for native Spanish speakers and advanced-level Spanish students who would like to improve their writing, Argentinean instructor Guillermo Bravo will use new resources and explore works of writers such as Osvaldo Lamborghini and Cervantes.

10 am-noon, Saturdays from March 22, 100 yuan ($16) per class. The Latin American and Caribbean Center, 8 Gongti Lu (Road), Sanlitun Soho, level B1.

Leaving China with pets

Learn everything you need to know to bring your furry friend home, including new international regulations.

11 am-noon, March 22. International Center for Veterinary Services, 13-16 Rong Ke Gan Lan Cheng Shang Jie, Futong Xi Dajie (Avenue), Wangjing, Chaoyang district.

RSVP by March 21 at 010-8456-1939 or ICVSASIA.com.

Best fingers forward

Beijing International Bilingual Academy has partnered with the International Piano Academy of China to teach piano to children between the ages of 4 and 18 on the BIBA campus. The international school's overall curriculum is based on US standards with elements of the Chinese National Curriculum.

5 Yumin Lu (Road), Houshaya, Shunyi district. www.bibachina.org. 010-8041-0390.

- Mike Peters

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